Gloucester beef
The Gloucester beef is a breed of cattle from Gloucestershire in England , Great Britain . The breed was also formerly known as Old Gloucestershire . The breed is listed as threatened by the UK's Rare Breeds Survival Trust .
The cattle are red-brown to black-brown in color and white on the abdomen and back (so-called back check). The animals are medium to large framed (weight of a cow approx. 500 to 650 kg).
Gloucester cattle have been around in the Cotswolds and Severn Valley since the 13th century .
They are particularly valued for their milk, which is used in the production of the famous Gloucester cheese , as well as for their strength and good nature as draft oxen and for their meat.
In 1972 there was only one larger herd of this breed left and Gloucester cattle on the verge of extinction. 1973 the "Gloucester Cattle Society" ("Gloucester Cattle Society") was re-established. Today the breed is more numerous again with over 650 registered cows and has been saved from the imminent danger of extinction.
The Stinking Bishop is a cheese made exclusively from Gloucester milk.
literature
- Klaus Frahm: Cattle breeds in the countries of the European Community. 2nd, revised and expanded edition. Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-432-92382-1 .